Tillie is a distinctive choice, ranked #561 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tillie in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#561
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About the Name Tillie
Tillie has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 112 places in five years. It was most popular in 2013 at #383 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tillie is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tillie in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Tillie
Kévin Tillie — Kévin Peter Patrice Tillie is a French professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the France national team.
Laurent Tillie — Laurent Tillie is a French professional volleyball coach and former player.
Kim Tillie — Kim Tillie is a French professional basketball player who last played for Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tillie
Unlikely. With around 71 UK babies named Tillie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tillie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tillie has been fairly steady, ranked #561 in 2025 against #463 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #383 in 2013.
Tillie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tillie include: Kévin Tillie, Laurent Tillie and Kim Tillie. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tillie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tillies in the wild.
71
UK babies named Tillie (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 98 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tillie
Almost certainly the only Tillie in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tillie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tillie is the nickname of two murals of a grinning figure that were painted on the side of the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States.